. The fruits of Ontario. Fruit-culture. DESCRIPTION OF VARIETIES ALEXANDER. (Emperor Alexander.). Flesh : y e 1 - lowish white ; crisp, not very fine, moderately juicy ;,, flavor subacid, pleas- ant. Quality: des- sert, fair; cook- ing, good. Value:home market, first class ; can be successfully shipped to Great Britain in cold storage. Season : Sep- tember to Nov- ember. Adaptation : quite general, the tree being hardv. Origin: intro- duced into Eng- land from Rus- sia in 1817. Thee : hardy, spreading, vig- orous, produc- tive; bears early. Fbuit : very large size ; form round, ovate, conical
. The fruits of Ontario. Fruit-culture. DESCRIPTION OF VARIETIES ALEXANDER. (Emperor Alexander.). Flesh : y e 1 - lowish white ; crisp, not very fine, moderately juicy ;,, flavor subacid, pleas- ant. Quality: des- sert, fair; cook- ing, good. Value:home market, first class ; can be successfully shipped to Great Britain in cold storage. Season : Sep- tember to Nov- ember. Adaptation : quite general, the tree being hardv. Origin: intro- duced into Eng- land from Rus- sia in 1817. Thee : hardy, spreading, vig- orous, produc- tive; bears early. Fbuit : very large size ; form round, ovate, conical ; skin greenish yellow, russet dote, streaked or splashed with red; stem | inch long, set in a deep cavity; calyx large, nearly closed, set in a deep, even basin. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture. Toronto : printed by L. K. Cameron
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